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How to change the default split-screen direction?

Asked 2011-11-03T15:34:07.053
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Emacs usualy automaticaly splits the window horizontaly.

How can I change this default behaviour, so that the window is splited verticaly by default?

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M-x Customize-Group [RET] Windows

There you have Split Window Preferred Function, Split Height Threshold and Split Width Threshold. Set Split Height Threshold to nil and Split Width Threshold to 0

answered 2011-11-03T15:43:38.553

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